Herb Brined Pork Prime Rib Roast Recipes

HERB-BRINED PORK PRIME RIB ROAST

Steps:

• For brine:.
• Combine 1 quart water and all remaining ingredients in medium saucepan.
• Bring to boil, stirring until sugar and salt dissolve.
• Pour brine into wide pot or container large enough to hold pork (3- to 4-gallon capacity).
• Add remaining 5 quarts cold water; stir to blend.
• Let stand until brine is cool to touch, about 1 hour.
• For pork:.
• Place pork on work surface.
• Trim off all but 1/4-inch layer of fat from roast.
• Turn roast over so that rib bones point up.
• Using boning knife and starting where meat meets rib bones, gradually cut loin away from rack of bones, leaving 2 inches of meat attached to bones (do not cut meat off bones completely).
• Tie meat back onto bones with kitchen string at 2-inch intervals.
• Place roast in brine, submerging pork completely and weighing down with heavy pot if necessary.
• Cover and refrigerate 5 days.
• Remove pork from brine; discard brine.
• Rinse pork under cold running water for 5 minutes to reduce saltiness; pat dry with paper towels.
• Place pork on rack set over sheet of foil; let stand at room temperature 2 hours.
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F
• Place pork on rack in large roasting pan.
• Mix thyme and crushed peppercorns in small bowl; sprinkle mixture over pork.
• Roast until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of pork registers 140F, about 1 hour.
• Remove from oven.
• Let roast rest 30 minutes (internal temperature of roast will increase 5 to 10 degrees).
• Remove kitchen string from roast.
• Cut meat into slices and serve.

REVERSE-SEAR PRIME RIB ROAST

Steps:

• Season roast generously with kosher salt. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Remove roast from refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature, about 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
• Mix butter, rosemary, thyme, and black pepper together in a small bowl; spread butter mixture over roast. Place roast in a large roasting pan.
• Bake roast in the preheated oven until internal temperature reaches 115 degrees F (46 degrees C) for medium-rare, about 3 1/2 hours. Remove from oven and tent with aluminum foil; allow to rest, about 20 minutes.
• Increase oven temperature to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Uncover roast.
• Return roast to the oven and bake until well-browned, 6 to 10 minutes. Slice and serve.

HERB-CRUSTED PRIME RIB

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place the first 6 ingredients in a food processor; cover and pulse until finely chopped. Add oil, pepper and salt; cover and process until blended. Rub over roast. Place on a rack in a large roasting pan., Bake, uncovered, until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°), 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 hours., Remove roast to a serving platter and keep warm; let stand 15 minutes before slicing. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring broth and wine to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to 1 cup. Remove from heat; stir in butter and salt. Slice roast; serve with sauce.

PORK RIB ROAST WITH APPLE AND HERB BUTTER GRAVY

Steps:

• Rub the roast on all sides with salt and pepper and sear in light olive oil in a skillet on all sides.
• While the meat is searing, quarter the onions and mushrooms. Core the fennel, then cut into eigths. Place most of the onions, fennel, and mushrooms in a layer on the bottom of the crock pot, reserving some to spread around the sides of the roast.
• Peel and core the apples. Set aside.
• After the roast is seared, nestle it into the veggies in the crock pot - fat side up, then spread the rest of the veg around the roast along with the apples.
• Deglaze the skillet with apple cider, then add the liquid to the crock pot.
• Cover, and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours.
• When the roast is fork tender, carefully remove it to a cutting board and tent with foil to rest.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the veggies to a serving bowl. I like to spread them around a mound of mashed potatoes.
• Pour the remaining liquid into a deep skillet over high heat, bring to a boil and reduce by at least a third.
• Lower the heat to medium; add the butter in chunks, stirring into the sauce as it melts.Finally, stir in corn starch slurry to thicken the gravy.